The attention of the Golden Phoenix Award is far less than that of the Golden Dragon Award. However, the Golden Phoenix Award ceremony is still star-studded.

Oriental DreamWorks shined with the two TV series "Latent" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", becoming the biggest winner of this year's Golden Phoenix Awards.

Perhaps, next year, it will still be the same.

"Langya Bang" is extremely amazing in terms of ratings and word-of-mouth.

Winning a few Golden Phoenix Awards is definitely expected.

In addition, "The Condor Heroes" will also be broadcast in the summer.

However, before the heat of this topic began to ferment, it was suppressed by another news.

This year's Oscar shortlist was announced, and the Chinese film industry was in an uproar again.

"Parasite" entered the Oscar again after "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", and was nominated for six awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Foreign Language Film, Best Screenplay, and Best Cut and Best Art Direction.

As soon as this news came out, it instantly detonated the domestic media.

Many expressed disbelief.

When did Chinese movies become so powerful?

I couldn't get the best foreign language film before, but now I have been shortlisted for multiple awards for two consecutive years.

Moreover, the most important Best Picture and Best Director awards were shortlisted.

Again, the same goes for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Screenplay.

Awesome my brother.

Best Screenplay?

That's right!

Both films are written by Zhang Pu!

Zhang Pu has been shortlisted for the Oscar for Best Screenplay for two consecutive years?

If so?

"Parasite" was shortlisted for six Oscars, so at this year's Oscars, there are still Chinese filmmakers.

The film invested and produced by Oriental DreamWorks has successfully entered the Oscar for two consecutive years.

From this point of view, Oriental DreamWorks has left other domestic companies behind.

Maybe it's not just the awards, but even more so at the box office.

No wonder it is said on the Internet that the domestic Oriental DreamWorks is the top film and television company in China.

Zhang Pu was once again shortlisted for the Oscar for Best Screenplay, which naturally became the focus of media pursuit.

"Why are you staring at me all the time?" Zhang Pu shook his head and said, "You should interview my teacher! He is the director of "Parasite". The film was shortlisted for six Oscars, and he contributed greatly. ”

"But if it weren't for your script, Director Jiang wouldn't have been able to make this film. The reporter said with a smile.

"What you say makes so much sense, I'm speechless. Zhang Pu smiled and said, "Okay, if you have anything to ask, just ask." However, it's best to ask some technical questions, don't ask if you are confident of winning the award, how many awards do you think you can win? ”

As soon as Zhang Pu's words came out, many reporters seemed to have their words blocked in their throats.

If you don't ask that, then what?

But when you think about it, these questions don't seem to be very technical.

Zhang Pu is probably also annoyed by these questions.

"When is Director Zhang going to make a movie to hit the Oscars?" a reporter asked, """Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Parasite" are both films written by you, why don't you direct them yourself?"

"Oscar can impact wherever he wants!" Zhang Pu said with a smile, "At my current level, I won't consider it for the time being." I haven't even won the Golden Dragon Award for Best Director! Of course, I'm not saying that the Golden Dragon Award is inferior to the Oscar. It's just that for Chinese filmmakers, it is indeed much easier to win the Golden Dragon Award than to win the Oscar. ”

"As for the two films "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Parasite", I really thought about directing it myself. However, if I shoot at my own level, I may not be shortlisted for the Oscars. Zhang Pu shook his head and said, "Compared with Director Zhang Ke and my teacher, I still have a lot to learn, and there is still a lot of room for improvement." ”

Zhang Pu: This is not modest.

He is self-aware, and he knows very well how much difference he is from a top director like Zhang Ke.

If he didn't have the original reference, would he have been able to make a film of the same quality as it is today?

Zhang Pu often thinks about this question.

The answer is unmistakably unanimous: no!

However, in the eyes of reporters, Zhang Pu is modest.

Who dares to underestimate Zhang Pu in the film industry today?

He is the director with the highest cumulative box office.

Although he has not won the Golden Dragon Award for Best Director, the reputation of each of his films is excellent.

As for how it compares to Zhang Ke and others, it's really hard to say.

However, there is probably no big director like Zhang Pu who admits that he is not as good as others.

This may also be one of the reasons for Zhang Pu's success!

Even if he achieves good results, he is never proud, but wants to study hard and keep improving.

"Director Zhang means that you will only consider making a film to hit the Oscars after you win the Golden Dragon Award for Best Director?" asked another reporter.

"When I make a movie, I don't go for any awards again. Zhang Pu shook his head and said, "Like it or not, this is the first thing to consider." The second is whether you make money or not, if the risk is too great, you will definitely not shoot it. Third, then you will consider whether to win the award. ”

First like.

Second box office.

The third is the awards.

If other people say so, everyone will probably think that it is just a step for themselves after they didn't win the award.

But when Zhang Pu said this, they believed it.

He doesn't want steps.

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Parasite" are award-winning blockbusters, can't Zhang Pu really make them?

Not necessarily, I'm afraid

In addition, the same is true for "Farewell My Concubine".

Zhang Pu can take out these scripts, and for him, I'm afraid whether he likes it or not is really the primary consideration.

"Director Zhang previously said that the box office of the new film is not confident to surpass "Looking for the Dragon", so the main reason why you shoot the new film is that you like it?" a reporter asked.

"I don't like it myself, how can you make others like it?" Zhang Pu said with a smile, "Don't do to others what you don't want to do to yourself!"

The reporter opened his mouth, and the question behind it suddenly blocked his throat.

got rid of the reporter and Zhang Pu entered the company.

"Director Zhang, what kind of wind blew you here?"

Zhang Pu was indeed a little surprised when he saw Zhang Ke.

After "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Zhang Ke took over a big production, a real big production. The film cooperated with Hollywood, as for the specific content, even if it is not much news circulating in the circle.

Now, the film should be in post-production.

"What kind of wind can it be!" Zhang Ke said with a wry smile, ""Parasite" was shortlisted for six Oscars, and the old guy Jiang Yun has been struggling in front of me!"

"Isn't there a few fewer awards than Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon?" said Zhang Pu with a smile.

Jiang Yun called stiffly, and Zhang Pu was not surprised.

This is the most basic operation for both of them.

"The problem is that this film also won the Cannes Palme d'Or!" Zhang Ke said with a smile.

Would he be angry about this?

Naturally not.

After all, decades of friendship.

The two films are in the awards, and there is really no way to distinguish between high and low.

"Then you can talk about the box office!" Zhang Pu said.

The box office of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is much higher than that of "Parasite".

"The box office of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is indeed much higher than that of "Parasite", but the cost is the same!" Zhang Ke shook his head and said.

Zhang Pu also shook his head and smiled.

Zhang Ke obviously talked about the box office, but unfortunately Jiang Yun took the cost back.

Not to mention the cost of publicity and distribution, I don't know how much the production cost is different.

In terms of returns, "Parasite" may be a bit higher than "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

"Is Director Zhang's new film finished?" Zhang Pu then asked.

"Hmm!" Zhang Ke nodded and said, "The post-production originally wanted to give you the Xuanying number, but unfortunately ......"

"Xuanying Digital is still a little bit behind the top special effects companies in Hollywood. Zhang Pu said disappreciatively.

It's not as good as it's not as good.

Zhang Ke's film is a joint venture film, and even some Hollywood-led meaning, so the post-production special effects will naturally not choose the special effects company in Huaxia.

Even Zhang Ke, the director, may not be able to interfere with the post-production.

"No matter how good the technology is, if you can't understand it, it won't help!" Zhang Ke shook his head and said.

"Cultural differences, it's really difficult to communicate. Zhang Pu nodded and said.

Zhang Pu didn't ask if it was a movie, and there was no need to ask.

"Director Zhang, when will the film be released?" Zhang Pu then asked.

"It is estimated that at the end of the year, or next year!" Zhang Ke said, "The specific schedule depends on the progress of the later stage." ”

"At the end of the year, there is a possibility of a gear collision!" Zhang Pu said.

"Storm and Clouds Dominate the World" is intended to be released on Christmas and New Year's Day.

"Are you preparing to occupy the Christmas and New Year's Day slots all year round?" Zhang Ke said, the corners of his mouth twitched when he heard this.

Zhang Pu's films have been on which schedule for two consecutive years.

Zhang Pu smiled, no longer continued the topic, and asked Zhang Ke's purpose for coming, and said, "Director Zhang is looking for me today, won't he just complain about my teacher in front of me!"

"Hollywood is interested in working with you and me, let me find out what you say. Zhang Ke said, "You have been nominated for the Oscar for Best Screenplay for two consecutive years, which has attracted the attention of many film and television companies in Hollywood." ”

Is it really only the Oscar for Best Screenplay that has attracted the attention of Hollywood studios?

I am afraid that it has something to do with Zhang Pu's lawsuit against Sean Sommers in court, and the fact that "The Mummy" still won nearly $400 million at the box office without the premise of the Chinese film market.

"Which company and how to cooperate?" Zhang Pu asked.

How to cooperate, Zhang Pu actually guessed a few points, he wrote the screenplay and Zhang Pu directed.

However, issues such as investment share and profit distribution are what Zhang Pu is most concerned about.

"Universal Pictures!" Zhang Ke said, "You write and I direct, as for the specific cooperation, this still needs to reach a cooperation intention before slowly talking." ”

Universal Pictures is one of the major Hollywood studios.

The joint venture film that Zhang Kegang finished was led by Universal Film and Television and Zhongrun Film and Television.

As long as it is not the film and television company invested and produced by "The Mummy", Zhang Pu does not exclude cooperating with it.

"How about I discuss this matter with Lao Jiang and then reply to you?" Zhang Pu thought for a while and said.

Cooperation is naturally no problem, the key is how to cooperate.

What is the bottom line on the side of Oriental DreamWorks, this needs to be discussed first.